Books like 'Suddenly Last Summer'

Readers who enjoyed Suddenly Last Summer by Melissa J. Morgan also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.

contemporary action / adventure realistic children season-summer dystopia

Wish You Were Eyre by Heather Vogel Frederick
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
The book club says bon voyage to Concord and bonjour to France! It’s a dream come true for Megan, who’s jet-setting to Paris for Fashion Week with Gigi. Meanwhile, back in Concord, Mrs. Wong decides to run for mayor, so Emma and Stewart team up to make her campaign a success...

Categorized as:
children realistic season-summer action-adventure audiobook book coming-of-age contemporary
The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden by Karina Yan Glaser
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
A New York Times bestseller! Return to Harlem's "wildly entertaining" family in this funny, heartwarming sequel. When catastrophe strikes their beloved upstairs neighbors, the Vanderbeeker children set out to build the best, most magical healing garden in Harlem—in spite of a locked fence, thistles and trash, and the conflicting plans of a wealthy real estate developer...

Categorized as:
children realistic season-summer action-adventure audiobook book children-books contemporary
Adventures with Waffles by Maria Parr
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
Lena is Trille's best friend, even if she is a girl. And there is never an ordinary day when you've got a best friend like Lena. Hardly a day passes without Trille and Lena inventing some kind of adventure that often ends in trouble. Whether it's coaxing a cow onto a boat or sledding down the steepest and iciest hill with a chicken, there is always a thrill--and sometimes an injury--to be had...

Categorized as:
children realistic season-summer action-adventure animals audiobook book children-books
Jabari salta by Gaia Cornwall
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he's a great jumper, so he's not scared at all. "Looks easy," says Jabari, watching the other kids take their turns. But when his dad squeezes his hand, Jabari squeezes back...

Categorized as:
children realistic season-summer action-adventure black-mc book children-books coming-of-age
The Islanders by Mary Alice Monroe, Angela May
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
· 13 ratings
An instant New York Times bestseller! “Storytelling for young readers at its finest—equal parts summer adventure and environmental suspense…[a] love letter to family, friendship, and the natural world...

Categorized as:
realistic season-summer children north-america usa south-carolina middle-grade young-adult
If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dusen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
If I built a car, it'd be totally new!Here are a few of the things that I'd do. . . .Young Jack is giving an eye-opening tour of the car he'd like to build. There's a snack bar, a pool, and even a robot named Robert to act as chauffeur...

Categorized as:
children realistic action-adventure book children-books contemporary family fiction
Payback by Gordon Korman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
From the master of middle grade, Gordon Korman, comes the final book in the bestselling Masterminds series — about a group of kids who discover they were cloned from the DNA of some of the greatest criminal masterminds in history.After a serious betrayal from one of their former friends, the clones of Project Osiris are on the run again...

Categorized as:
children dystopia realistic action-adventure audiobook book children-books cloning
My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
When Daisy Ramona zooms around her neighborhood with her papi on his motorcycle, she sees the people and places she's always known. She also sees a community that is rapidly changing around her.But as the sun sets purple-blue-gold behind Daisy Ramona and her papi, she knows that the love she feels will always be there...

Categorized as:
children realistic action-adventure book children-books contemporary family female-author
Masterminds: Criminal Destiny by Gordon Korman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
"A terrific page-turner, full of unexpected twists and revelations. Buckle up!"—James PattersonThe second book in the acclaimed, action-packed series from New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman. Stranger Things fans, don't miss this trilogy!The clones of Project Osiris are free—but they’re being hunted...

Categorized as:
children dystopia realistic season-summer action-adventure audiobook book children-books
Pies & Prejudice by Heather Vogel Frederick
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
Right before the start of freshman year, Emma’s family unexpectedly moves to England. The book club members are stunned—but thanks to videoconferencing, they can still keep the club alive, and they decide to tackle Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice . And when the girls try to bring Emma home by starting a bake sale, it becomes a thriving business: Pies & Prejudice...

Categorized as:
children realistic season-summer action-adventure audiobook book bullying coming-of-age
Much Ado About Anne by Heather Vogel Frederick
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
The mother-daughter book club is back! This year the mothers have a big surprise in store for Emma, Jess, Cassidy, and Megan: They've invited snooty Becca Chadwick and her mother to join the book club! But there are bigger problems when Jess finds out that her family may have to give up Half Moon Farm...

Categorized as:
children realistic season-summer action-adventure audiobook book coming-of-age contemporary
Sammy Keyes and the Showdown in Sin City by Wendelin Van Draanen, Tara Sands
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Amber and her best friend Justin are spending the summer at Camp Cushetunk. Amber is having a great time learning to ride and take care of the Cinnamon, the sweetest horse everuntil she becomes the target of pranks. Amber and her friends plot revenge, but things dont turn out as planned and the horsing around leads to real trouble...

Categorized as:
children realistic action-adventure book children-books contemporary family fiction
Down to the Sea with Mr. Magee by Chris Van Dusen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
With enough lunch for three, Mr. Magee and his dog Dee head out to the sea. But what begins as a fun day in the sun turns a bit bumpy when onel playful whale decides to say hello. Soon the crew that once was floating finds themselves flying! How will they get down? Who will come to their rescue? And when will they ever get to eat lunch? Down to the Sea with Mr...

Categorized as:
children season-summer children-books humor dogs animals action-adventure fiction
Just Me and My Dad by Mercer Mayer
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
· 24 ratings
Father and son go camping, but who is really taking care of whom?This heart-warming tale of a father-and-son camping trip is filled with Little Critter's mistakes and good intentions. In spite of the difficulties, however, the happy father and son manage to put up their tent, catch fish for dinner, and sleep beneath the stars...

Categorized as:
children season-summer action-adventure animals book children-books classics contemporary
The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant, Stephen Gammell
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
· 24 ratings
The relatives' station wagon: it smelled like a real car, looked like a rainbow, and was roomy enough for a crowd. Lucky! Because a big crowd in all shapes and sizes piled into that old wagon at four o'clock one summer morning and piled out of it the next day at their relatives' place on the north side of the mountains. All in good moods...

Categorized as:
children realistic season-summer action-adventure book children-books contemporary exploration
Surprises According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Being a classroom hamster means having to be ready for anything?but suddenly there are a lot of big surprises in Humphrey's world. Some are exciting, like seeing the playground during a fire drill and getting to roll around in a hamster ball...

Categorized as:
children realistic action-adventure animals book bullying children-books contemporary
Mother-Daughter Book Camp by Heather Vogel Frederick
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
The Mother-Daughter Book Club goes to summer camp in this seventh and final installment of the Mother-Daughter Book Club series!After so many summers together, Emma, Jess, Megan, Becca, and Cassidy are reunited for one final hurrah before they go their separate ways...

Categorized as:
children realistic season-summer action-adventure asian-mc audiobook book children-books
Make the Rules by Annie Barrows
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Bean's older sister, Nancy, is going to Girl Power 4-Ever Camp, where she will do Crafts and Music and First Aid and other secret things that Bean will never know about because girls have to be eleven to go to Girl Power 4-Ever Camp. Bean doesn't care. She doesn't want to go to camp. She wouldn't go even if they begged her. So ha. So ha ha...

Categorized as:
children realistic action-adventure book children-books contemporary fiction friendship
A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee: by Chris Van Dusen
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Mr. Magee and his trusty dog, Dee, are enjoying a peaceful camping trip when all of a sudden they find themselves plunging down a mountain and teetering on the edge of a huge waterfall! How will they find their way out of this slippery situation? Chris Van Dusen, the creator of Down to the Sea with Mr. Magee, has filled this new adventure with charming illustrations and a playful, rhyming text...

Categorized as:
children season-summer realistic children-books humor action-adventure animals fiction
Out of My Heart by Sharon M. Draper
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
Melody faces her fears to follow her passion in this stunning sequel to the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling middle grade novel Out of My Mind.Melody, the huge-hearted heroine of Out of My Mind, is now a year older and a year braver. But not as brave as she wants to be, as she’s terrified of horses. Even though she loves horses—loves loves loves them—from afar...

Categorized as:
children realistic season-summer action-adventure audiobook book coming-of-age contemporary
Pendragon, Before the War by Walter Sorrells, D.J. MacHale
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
Before Bobby Pendragon. Before Saint Dane. Before the war . . . Every territory of Halla has a Traveler. They lived for years�some even for decades�before learning of their true destiny...

Categorized as:
children dystopia action-adventure book children-books contemporary fiction middle-grade
Shadow Wave by Robert Muchamore
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
· 21 ratings
A CHERUB agent must choose between the agency and his own beliefs in the twelfth and final book of the CHERUB series, which Rick Riordan says has “plenty of action.”CHERUB agents are highly trained, extremely talented—and all under the age of seventeen. For official purposes, these agents do not exist...

Categorized as:
children dystopia realistic action-adventure book contemporary crime espionage
The Stars of Summer by Tara Dairman
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
It’s not easy being an undercover restaurant critic—especially when you’re only twelve years old!After successfully completing her first restaurant review for the New York Standard newspaper, Gladys Gatsby is looking forward to a quiet summer of cooking and eating. But her plans quickly go awry when her friend Charissa Bentley delivers Gladys’s birthday gift: a free summer at Camp Bentley...

Categorized as:
children realistic season-summer action-adventure audiobook book children-books contemporary
That One Summer by C.J. Duggan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Loving Chris Henderson would be wrong. Diabolically disastrous. I mean, what is there about him to love? He’s moody, bossy, brooding, a control freak, and that’s on a good day … but there was one achingly obvious fact that haunted my every thought, every minute of every day … He sure could kiss...

Categorized as:
realistic season-summer action-adventure angst book contemporary fiction humor
No News Is Good News by Annie Barrows
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Ivy and Bean need some money. Ten dollars, to be exact. Never mind what for. Okay, it's for low-fat Belldeloon cheese in a special just-for you serving size. Don't ask why. How are Ivy and Bean going to make ten dollars? Hey, maybe they should write a newspaper about Pancake Court and sell it! Great idea! And easy, too. All they have to do is snoop around the neighborhood. Wow..

Categorized as:
children realistic action-adventure audiobook book children-books contemporary fiction
The Terrible Two Go Wild by Mac Barnett, Jory John
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Summers are for pranking in The Terrible Two Go Wild , the third installment of the hilarious New York Times bestselling series by Mac Barnett and Jory John, with illustrations by Kevin Cornell.School’s out, and pranksters Miles and Niles have retreated to a perfect hideout in the woods, complete with snacks, games, books, sleeping bags, stream-chilled lemonade . .

Categorized as:
realistic children season-summer humor fiction middle-grade audiobook children-books
The Mysterious Benedict Society: Mr. Benedict's Book of Perplexing Puzzles, Elusive Enigmas, and Curious Conundrums by Trenton Lee Stewart, Diana Sudyka
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
This exclusive companion book to the bestselling Mysterious Benedict Society series is a mind-bending collection that will put YOU to the test! With full-color artwork throughout, this companion features ingenious new puzzles, riddles, and brainteasers compiled by Mr. Benedict himself, with the help of Reynie, Kate, Sticky, Constance, and other Society associates...

Categorized as:
children realistic action-adventure book children-books contemporary fiction friendship
Nowhere to Run by Jude Watson
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
· 29 ratings
The Cahill family has a secret. For five hundred years, they have guarded the 39 Clues – thirty-nine ingredients in a serum that transforms whomever takes it into the most powerful person on earth. If the serum got into the wrong hands, the disaster would rock the world. So certain Cahills have always made it their mission to keep the serum safe, buried, locked away. Until now...

Categorized as:
children realistic season-summer action-adventure audiobook book children-books contemporary
The Penderwicks at Last by Jeanne Birdsall, Susan Denaker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
The finale you've all been waiting for: The Penderwicks at Last is the final, flawless installment in the modern classic series from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestselling author Jeanne Birdsall!Nine years, five older siblings, a few beloved dogs, and an endless array of adventures—these are the things that have shaped Lydia's journey since readers first met her in The...

Categorized as:
children realistic season-summer 21st-century action-adventure animals audiobook book
Football Genius by Tim Green
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
New York Times bestselling author and former NFL player Tim Green scores a touchdown with this exhilarating and action-packed story about an ordinary boy who becomes a hero you can really root for. Perfect for fans of Mike Lupica.Twelve-year-old Troy White has a phenomenal gift: He can predict football plays before they even happen. Any position. Any player. Any team...

Categorized as:
children realistic action-adventure audiobook book children-books contemporary family
Shouting at the Rain by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
Delsie loves tracking the weather--lately, though, it seems the squalls are in her own life. She's always lived with her kindhearted Grammy, but now she's looking at their life with new eyes and wishing she could have a "regular family." Delsie observes other changes in the air, too--the most painful being a friend who's outgrown her...

Categorized as:
children realistic season-summer action-adventure audiobook book bullying children-books
The Yellow Bus by Loren Long
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Perfect for fans of Love and Hello, Lighthouse , The Yellow Bus from #1 New York Times bestselling Loren Long is a tender and soulful story about a forgotten school bus that finds happiness and purpose in the most unexpected places--and in the journey along the way.There is a bright yellow bus who spends her days driving. She loves carrying children from one important place to another...

Categorized as:
children realistic children-books fiction outdoors action-adventure contemporary book
Canyon Echoes by Jerry B. Jenkins, Chris Fabry
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Bryce and Ashley Timberline are normal 13-year-old twins, except for one thing—they discover action-packed mystery wherever they go. Whether it's searching for a missing writer or fearing for their lives at the bottom of a canyon, Bryce and Ashley never lose their taste for adventure. Wanting to get to the bottom of any mystery, these twins find themselves on a nonstop search for the truth...

Categorized as:
realistic children mystery christian contemporary young-adult children-books middle-grade
Beyond Ender's Game: Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind (Ender's Saga, #2-4) by Orson Scott Card
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
· 24 ratings
Beyond Ender Boxed SetContains three mass market novels from Orson Scott Card: Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide and Children of the MindSpeaker for the Dead:In the aftermath of his terrible war, Ender Wiggin disappeared, and a powerful voice arose: The Speaker for the Dead, who told the true story of the Bugger War...

Categorized as:
children dystopia action-adventure audiobook book contemporary fiction hard-sci-fi
The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Avery’s fortune, life, and loves are on the line in the game that everyone will be talking about.To inherit billions, all Avery Kylie Grambs has to do is survive a few more weeks living in Hawthorne House. The paparazzi are dogging her every step. Financial pressures are building. Danger is a fact of life. And the only thing getting Avery through it all is the Hawthorne brothers...

Categorized as:
realistic season-summer action-adventure book contemporary crime dark-academia fiction
Itch Rocks: The Further Adventures of an Element Hunter by Simon Mayo
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Itchingham Lofte is back—and now he's the most protected boy in the world! After narrowly escaping the thugs from Greencorps and disposing of element 126, Itch and his family live under constant surveillance by England's famed MI5...

Categorized as:
children dystopia action-adventure book children-books contemporary fiction middle-grade
My Best Friend by Julie Fogliano
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
A story of first friendship.she is my best friend i think i never had a best friend so i’m not sure but i think she is a really good best friend because when we were drawing she drew me and i drew her...

Categorized as:
realistic children children-books fiction outdoors friendship contemporary female-mc
Survivors by Jeff Probst, Christopher Tebbetts
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Sequel to the New York Times bestseller Stranded and Trial by Fire! As seen on The Today Show, Rachael Ray, and Kelly and Michael. From the Emmy-Award winning host of Survivor, Jeff Probst with Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life co-author Chris Tebbetts comes a brand new family adventure series!Eleven days down, and no end in sight...

Categorized as:
children dystopia realistic action-adventure audiobook book children-books contemporary
Froggy Goes to School by Jonathan London
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
Froggy's mother knows that everyone's nervous on the first day of school. "Not me!" says Froggy, and together they leapfrog to the bus stop -- flop flop flop. Froggy's exuberant antics, complete with sound effects, will delight his many fans and reassure them that school can be fun."This is a great read-aloud with sounds and words that encourage active participation...

Categorized as:
children realistic action-adventure animals book children-books contemporary family
I'm Bored by Michael Ian Black, Debbie Ridpath Ohi
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
There is NOTHING boring about being a kid, but one little girl is going to have to prove it in this anything-but-boring picture book from comedian Michael Ian Black.Just when a little girl thinks she couldn't possibly be more bored, she stumbles upon a potato who turns the tables on her by declaring that children are boring...

Categorized as:
children realistic action-adventure animals book children-books comedy contemporary
Thirteen Plus One by Lauren Myracle
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
Winnie has finally gotten the hang of junior highÑ gaining two fabulous BFFs and a perfect (OK, sometimes perfect) boyfriend in the process. And with graduation just around the corner, the countdown to high school has begun. Not that Winnie is obsessing about it, since she has a whole bunch of things to check off her To-Do-Before-High-School list...

Categorized as:
children realistic season-summer action-adventure book coming-of-age contemporary family
Come What May by Lauren Brooke
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
Healing Horses...Healing Hearts... An Exciting Series of Stories for Girls Who Love Horses Heartland Lauren Brooke Collection 11 Books Set RRP : £ 54.89 Titles in This Set Are: Coming Home, After the Storm, Breaking Free, Taking Chances, Come What May, One Day You'll Know, Out of the Darkness, Thicker than water, Every New Day, Tomorrow's Promise, True Enough. 9...

Categorized as:
children realistic action-adventure animals book children-books coming-of-age contemporary
Bound to be Bad by Annie Barrows
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
The adventures of Ivy and Bean continue in the latest installment from series creators Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall. In Ivy and Bean Bound to Be Bad the two girls decide to be so good and kind and pure of thought that wild animals will befriend them. When this doesn't work, they decide that perhaps a little badness can be good...

Categorized as:
children realistic action-adventure audiobook book children-books contemporary family
One Day You'll Know by Lauren Brooke
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
Heartland is a horse farm nestled in the hills of Virginia, but it's much more than that. Heartland is like no other place - it's a place where the scars of the past can be healed, a place where frightened and abused horses learn to trust again.Ever since Amy's mother died, Ty has seemed more like part of the family than just a stable hand...

Categorized as:
children realistic action-adventure animals book children-books coming-of-age contemporary
Out of the Darkness by Lauren Brooke
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
Heartland is a horse farm nestled in the hills of Virginia, but it's much more than that. Heartland is like no other place - it's a place where the scars of the past can be healed, a place where frightened and abused horses learn to trust again.Amy has never had such a difficult time reaching a horse...

Categorized as:
children realistic action-adventure animals book children-books coming-of-age contemporary
Ivy and Bean Break the Fossil Record by Annie Barrows
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
World record fever grips the second grade, and soon Ivy and Bean are trying to set their own record by becoming the youngest people to have ever discovered a dinosaur...

Categorized as:
children realistic season-summer action-adventure audiobook book children-books contemporary
Among the Barons by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
· 26 ratings
Luke Garner, an illegal third child, spent his first twelve years in hiding. For the past four months Luke has lived among others, using the identity of Lee Grant, at the Hendricks School for Boys. But just as things are finally starting to go right, Lee's little brother Smits arrives at the school and Luke finds himself caught in a tangle of lies that gets more complex with every passing day...

Categorized as:
children dystopia realistic season-summer action-adventure book children-books coming-of-age
When Sea Becomes Sky by Gillian McDunn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
In this heartfelt summer story, acclaimed author Gillian McDunn paints a stunning portrait of the bond of siblings and the love we'll always carry with us.Bex and Davey's summer in the saltmarsh is different this year, thanks to the record-breaking drought. Even the fish seem listless--and each day the water level lowers farther...

Categorized as:
realistic children season-summer middle-grade mystery family grief contemporary
The Gorgon in the Gully by Melina Marchetta
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Beyond the basketball courts and classrooms of St Raph's is a gully where everything disappears forever. Danny Griggs has heard stories about a creature that lives down there. So why does he volunteer to face the Gorgon when he's been petrified of everything all his life?A gentle story about overcoming fear and looking at things from all angles, from best-selling author Melina Marchetta...

Categorized as:
children realistic action-adventure book children-books contemporary fiction middle-grade
Charmed Forces: Super Special by Melissa J. Morgan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Alyssa finds an amethyst, a stone believed to aid in psychic awareness. Suddenly she?s interpreting dreams and making predictions, all with 100 percent accuracy. While half the camp girls are believers, the other half are skeptics, attributing the gem?s track record to coincidence. Not that Alyssa cares what anyone thinks. In fact, she?s so attached to the amethyst, she names it Amy...

Categorized as:
children realistic season-summer action-adventure book contemporary female-mc fiction

Suddenly Last Summer by Melissa J. Morgan

Fantastic book recommendations by book lovers for book lovers.
Find out more about thebooknaut.com.

Or - use our amazing romance book finder to get recommendations based on your favorite content tropes and themes. Mix and match at will.

© Copyright 2015-2023, Elektrolabs Limited · Advertising Disclosure: Please note that many links to retailers are affiliate links, which yields a commission for us. As an Amazon Associate thebooknaut.com earns from qualifying purchases.